Rudolf senner



(No Model.)

R. SE'NNER.

.M'ITONU'LTIG MATCH IGNITOR.

-Patented Oct. 11, 1892.

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RUDOLF SENNER, OF PFORZHEIM, GERMANY. y

AUTOMATIC MATCH-|GNITOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,253, dated October11, 18792.

Application filed June 2, 1892. Serial No. 435,321. (No model.) I

T all whom, it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLF SENNER, a sub- -ject of the Grand Duke ofBaden, and a resident of Pforzheim, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, GermanEmpirmhave invented a certain new and useful Improved Automatic-Match-Ignitor, of which the following is a` y whereby the head iscaused to come into contact with frictional surfaces, by means of whichthe said match is ignited as it is thrust l Said projector, howout ofthe receptacle. ever, does not thrust the match right out, but

allows the tail end of the same to remain clamped by the spring-pressedfrictional igniting-surfaces.

In order to make this specilication more easily intelligible, referenceis had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisv spectication,and in which similailetters dev back plate of the receptacle removed.Fig. 5

is a detail view ofthe spring-pressed igniting-surfaces. Fig. 6 is adetail view showing a device for preventing a too rapid rise of thelifter.

The match-receptacle a is supported on its stand or foot-plate b betweenthe side plates ct Ct and provided with an opening at the back, having ahinged door ctthrough which the matches may be introduced. The recep-vtacle has a sloping bottom CL3, having at its lowest point a slot a4,through which the sliding match-lifter c projects.' The said matchlifterhas a groove at the top for the reception of a match, and is flangedoutwardly at c at the bottom. It is vertically movable on the guide-rodsd d, passing through holes in iiange c and on which it is guided by thearms c3, rigidly attached to the said flange c', said arms being bentround rectangularly at the top and engaging the vertical rods d d at c2.The rods cl d may be provided with helical springs el d', on which thecollars c2 rest,

said springs being compressed when the litter 4 c is depressed and beingadapted when the latter is released to press it upward. Thematch-projector la is arranged at the top of the receptacle a andpropelled forward by l the arm h2 of a bell-crank lever'h h2, Working ina slot in said projector, said lever being pivoted to the front wall ofthe receptacle at h and having actuating-spring t', attached at itslower end to the horizontal 'arm h and at its upper end to a bracket Z3,screwed to the side ofthe receptacle a. The bracket Z3 carries, further,the spring l, having an upwardlyprojecting hooked arm Z Z2, forming there-l taining-catch for the projector la when the latter is drawn backprevious to discharging thematch. i

The liange c of the match-litter c carries a vertical arm e, rigidlyattached thereto and having a pin e at its upperend. serves a doublepurpose: First, when the lifter c is drawn-down (by hand) it engages onthe arm h of the bell-crank lever h h2, depressing the same, stretchingthe spring 1l, and retracting the projector 7c', and, second, when thelifter is raised either by the springs d d or The pin c by hand (if forthe sake of simplifying tl1e' apparatus these springs are omitted) thesaid pin e engages under the hook Pof the springcatch l Z', thusraisingthe same and releasing the projector. The friction-surfaces z aremounted on a spring e2 at the discharge-hole z3 for the match and serveto ignite the latter as it is discharged, clamping its tail end,however, through their spring e2 to prevent the match from falling outaltogether. In case the springs d d are employed, and in order toprevent a too-rapid rising of the lifter underthe inliuence of the sameafter it has been depressed,it is advisable to employ some form ofbreaking or check device-such, for instance, as shown in Fig. G. Thelifter cis provided with a vertical rack j, having stationaryguide-piece f at its back and engaging with a pinion g', fixed on aspindle g, supported in the sides a a of the receptacle a, underneaththe latter. Fixed to the spindle ICO g is a ratchet-wheel g2, andloosely mounted on the same a spur-wheel g3, carrying on its face a pawlg4 to engage said ratchet-wheel.

AThe spur-wheel g3 gears with a pinion gs,

The device operates in the following man-V ner: Matches, preferably waxvestas, are placed into the receptacle a with their heads toward thatside of the same on which the igniting-surfaces z are fixed. The flangec is now pressed downward by hand until the pin ehas sufficientlydepressed the arm hof the bell-crank lever 71. h2 to bring the projectorc under the catch Z Z, Fig. 4. When this has been accomplished, theuppergrooved edge of the lifter will be at the bottom ofthe receptaclea, and on being released will rise,

taking with it a match, as shown in Fig. 4. It now continues to riseunder the action of the springs CZ CZ and checking mechanism until ithas lifted the match into the line of discharge of the projector. At thesame moment, however, `the pin e of arm e engages under the hook Z2 ofthe spring-catch ZZ', raising vthe latter and releasing th-e projector,'

which flies forward under the action of the spring t', thus dischargingthe match at z3,

the same being ignited as its head passes the spring-pressedfriction-surfaces a', which also f serve to clamp the tail end ofthesame fast, retaining it in the position shown in Fig. 1. On this device,as previously indicated, the springs CZ and check mechanism may beomitted, if it is desired to simplify the mechanism, for instance, inorder to produce a cheaper article.

I claim as my inventionl. An automatic match-ignitor composed of amatch-receptacle with inclined bottom and a slot at the lower endthereof, a match-lifter movable vertically in said slot and having atthe top a groove for receiving a match, a match-projector guidedhorizontally in the line, intowhich the match is raised by the lifterwhen being at the top of its course, an elbow-leverin connection withand operating the projector, a spring acting on the lever to drive theprojector against the tail end of the match when raised, a spring-catcharranged to retain the projector rearward of the match, a pin in rigidconnection with the matchlifter and adapted on descending to operate thesaid lever to retract the projector and on rising to disengage the catchfrom the projector, and frictional spring-pressed surfaces placed in aline with the path of the projector and adapted to ignite the match whenit is thrust along the same, substantially as described.

2. An automatic match-ignitor composed 0f a match-receptacle ct, havinginclined bottom a3 and slot a4, a vertically-movable matchlifterc,having a groove at the top, a matchprojector la', having guide-rods k,abell-crank lever h h2, pivoted at h and having spring t', a springretaining-catch Zv Z, having hook Z2, a rigid arm e on the match-lifterhaving pin e', f rictional spring-surfaces at the discharge"- openingfor the match, springs d', in connection with the lifter, to raise thesame, and suitable check mechanism to prevent the too sudden action ofsaid springs, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

RUDOLF SENNER.

Witnesses HENRI EBERLE. AD. DIAMANTZ.

